Plate-lifting device.



D. S. DAVIDSON.

- PLATE LIFTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man JUNE 23. me.

Patented July 3, 1917.

DELBERTS- DAVIDSON. or vnnnnnsnune, INDIANA.

PLATE-LIFTING DEVIClE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application filed June 23, 1916. Serial No. 105,450.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELBERT S. Davmson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Veedersburg, in the county of Fountain and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Plate-Lifting Devices, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple and practical device for ifting and removing the usual culinary vessels, such as pie plates, pans: and other dishes used in cooking and the said invention resides in the novel construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following description and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device illustrating the same inthe act of lifting a plate, the plate being illustrated in dotted lines I Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the jaws in closed position; and 2 Fig. 3 is an enlarged view clearly illustrating the manner of connection of the movable jaw with the device.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference refer to corresponding arts in the several views, the lifting device or culinary vessels is designated generally by the reference character 5, and is illustrated as constructed from wire. In constructing the device, I employ a single strand of wire 6 intertwisted for the greater portion of its length to provide a handle 7 and thence coiled at the rear end of the handle to provide an eye 8 permitting of the device being suspended from a support, not shown, when the use of the same is found undesirable.

The forward end of the intertwisted portion of wire forming the handle 7 is extended in a longitudinal line with the handle to form a crank arm 9 bent at spaced intervals to provide ofiset U-shaped bearings 10, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth as the description of the invention is proceeded with. The opposite terminal of the strands of wire 6 constituting the intertwisted portion forming the handle 7 is offset laterally to provide a substantially U-shaped fixed jaw 11, by bending the strand laterally as indicated by the reference character 12 forming one of the limbs 0f the jaw, thence continued and bent forming a substantially oval-shaped connecting portlon 13, the terminal of such connecting portion being thence extended in a direction toward the shank and in parallelism with the limb 12 thereof, forming the opposite limb 14, forming the jaw of a configuration of the above stated character. The limb 14 of the rigid jaw is coiled around the outer end 15 of the crank arm for connecting the free end of the jaw with the said crank arm.

16 designates a movable jaw which like wise is of substantially U-form constructed from a single strand of wire bent to provide the same with a pair of spaced limbs 17 connected to one another through the medium of the substantially oval-shaped connectin portion 18. The terminals of the limbs 1% of the movable jaw are bent to form trunnlons 19 engaged in the offset bearings.10 and connecting the movable jaw with said crank arm 9 for horizontal swinging movement.

In briefly describing the operation of this lnvention, it is to be stated when it is deslred to lifta culinary vessel, such as a pie plate, dish, pan or the like, the jaw 16 is swung to an open position and engaged under the flange 20 of the vessel to be lifted. The operator then turns the handle 7 of the device in .a direction away from the movable jaw 16, thus automatically moving the rigid jaw 11 into clamping-engagement with the opposite diametric point of the clampin flange 20 of the vessel to belifted, thus it will be seen by this operation a firm gripping action of the jaws with the vessel is obtained.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art towhich the handle formed at its forward end with a crank arm having U-shaped bearings, a fixed jaw formed integral with the handle and exgagement of the movable jaw with the ar tended, laterally therefrom, the .free end of ticle is automatically brought into clamping said jaw being connected with the terminal engagement with the article upon imparting 10 portion of the crank arm, a,-i movable jaw a turning movement to the handle.

5 pivotally supported 1n the U-haped bear- In testlmony whereof I afiix my signature.-

mgs of the crank arm for horizontal swing Y ing movement, said fixed jaw upon the en- DELBERT S. DAVIDSON. 

